Academic Senate Agenda—October 9, 2012—Attachment G
QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
COMMITTEE ON ADMISSIONS
Of the Academic Senate
ANNUAL REPORT
ACADEMIC YEAR
08/2011 – 08/2012
Membership:
Professor G. Colalillo, Nursing - Chairperson
Professor E. Clingan, History- Secretary
Professor R. Aikas, Social Sciences
Professor K. Ford, Business
Professor J. Urciuoli, Counseling
Professor S. Hock, Basic Skills, Steering Committee Designee (Non-voting member)
Eugene Harris, Committee on Committees Liaison
Ms. Veronica Lukas, Director of Enrollment Management & Student Financial Services (ExOfficio)
Ms. J. Guzman, CUNY Office Assistant (Admissions)
Mr. W. Yarde, Director of Admissions
1. Approval
The Committee on Admissions met (6) times during Academic Year August, 2011 – August, 2012.
Below is the disposition of the applications:
DEGREE
NON-DEGREE
NURSING
Meeting
Dates
Total
Apps.
Total
Apps.
Reviewed
Degree
Status
Approved
Degree
Status
Denied
Degree
Pending
For
CCS
Decision
NM8
Approved
NM8
Denied
NM8
Pending
For
CCS
Decision
Nursing
Approved
Nursing
ApprovedFor
LA1/HS1
10-14-2011
11-11-2011
12-02-2011
151
437
780
47
48
149
16
25
19
9
7
67
6
4
11
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
2
11
11
9
38
SPRING 2012
1,368
244
60
83
21
2
2
0
18
58
03-14-2012
04-19-2012
05-17-2012
08-28-2012
187
243
920
339
34
46
124
15
6
10
21
0
13
21
42
0
3
3
16
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
8
17
1
6
2
25
14
FALL 2012
1,689
219
37
76
22
4
1
1
31
47
3,057
463
97
159
43
6
3
1
49
105
TOTAL
Academic Senate Agenda—October 9, 2012—Attachment G
Bylaws Charge: Formulate and recommend to the Academic Senate matriculation standards governing
entrance of students to the various curricula and programs at Queensborough Community College

On December 2, 2011, Vice-President Hartigan informed the Committee that CUNY has instructed the
College to be more restrictive on admissions. The Committee will continue to scrutinize appeals for readmission carefully. The Committee will examine all aspects of a student’s academic record. It was agreed
by all Committee members that applicants with GPA below 1.50 would be considered under special
circumstances accompanied by supporting evidence.

On March 14, 2012, first meeting for Fall 2012, Winston Yarde reported that the freshman numbers for
Spring 2012 fell short of expectations, but readmitted and transfer students made up the shortfall.
A small number of students could not find classes. Some students were funneled into CUNY Start
because there were not sufficient remedial classes.

Fall the Fall of 2012, the College projects 3400 to 3500 freshman student admissions.

Changes in Nursing Admissions:
Starting in Fall 2012, all student requesting a nursing major will be admitted as LA1with a subplan in the
health major. These changes were due to financial aid reasons.
G. Colalillo, Nursing Department reviewed and made recommendations for applications from students
seeking to declare a major in Nursing.
Bylaws Charge: Formulate and recommend to the Academic Senate matriculation standards
governing re-entrance of student to the various curricula programs at Queensborough Community
College

The committee continued to implement the policy to readmit only those students who seemed to be most
likely to complete the degree requirements and graduate.

To assist the decisions of the Committee, the GPA calculator was available at each meeting to identify
applicants who would not have the mathematical possibility of achieving a 2.0 GPA required for graduation.
Winston Yarde requested the assistance of the IT Department to work through CUNYFirst to have all
necessary data in order to maximize use of the GPA calculator. The GPA calculator continues to be a very
effective tool in guiding the decisions of the committee.

Students were referred to the Committee on Course and Standing for possible removal of WU (unofficial
withdrawal) grades. For some students, their transcripts showed consecutive or intermittent semesters of
WU grades. Those students with documented reasons for WU grades, readmission was deferred pending
review by the Committee on Course and Standing. If the decision by the Committee on Course and
Standing was favorable, students were then permitted to re-apply to the Admissions Committee for
consideration for re-admission.

All actions by the Committee will be based on a unanimous vote.

The Committee decided that reinstated students granted 1 course will have a four credit limit; those
granted 2 courses will have an eight credit limit.
 The Admissions Office made changes to move away from printed transcripts. The Office will
prepare student records by compiling the semesters of attendance and have them on the drive for
Academic Senate Agenda—October 9, 2012—Attachment G
access. Since the CUNYFirst records will not include the Assessment Tests, members will have to
refer to the transcripts to identify remedial areas.
Bylaws Charge: Consider appeals for matriculation and make decisions in accordance with Board of Trustees
policies.

This academic year (2011-2012), 463 applications for re-admission were reviewed, 34.99 % of students
seeking re-admission were denied and 9.5% were referred to the Committee on Course and Standing (CCS)
prior to consideration for readmission. The numbers of students denied re-admission has decreased by 1.81%
while the number of students referred to CCS has increased by 3.9%.
Specific charges from Steering Committee
 The Committee will continue to forward any comments on assessment of student admission and
recruitment received from the Office of Student Affairs to the Committee on Assessment and
Institutional Effectiveness.

The Committee periodically receives minutes from the Enrollment Council Management Meetings (CUNY
Central Office Board) and discusses trends.

The Committee received the names of students who were to serve as student-members. The students would
be able to attend only the discussion of policy matters but not the appeal process. Because all the meetings
involved confidential student material, students did not attend any meetings.

New Website and Posting for Committees
The Committee will post all materials including agenda, minutes and annual reports on the new
website. Colalillo and Clingan will be responsible for collaborating on this process. The
Committee will seek the assistance of the Academic Computing Center when necessary.
The Committee continues to work on archiving its minutes and providing materials for the website.

The Committee elected Prof. Kelly Ford, Business, as the new Chairperson and Prof. Dolores Weber,
Nursing, the new secretary to serve during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Chairperson thanks the members of the Committee for their collegiality, dedication and for consistently
attending meetings and meticulously reviewing 463 applications for re-admission to the College. Due to the
commitment of each member, the committee was able to continuously make changes that resulted in a more
efficient decision-making process. The committee is grateful to Mr. W. Yarde, Director of Admissions, for
his hospitality, guidance and support to the Committee. The members would like to express their gratitude
to Ms. Guzman who scheduled and coordinated all the meetings, presented applications for review, and
recorded the decisions of the Committee. The Committee could not have operated smoothly without her
tireless assistance.

The Chairperson considers it a privilege to have served in this capacity and is confident in the continued
effectiveness of the Committee in the new academic term.
Respectfully submitted,
Georgina Colalillo
Chairperson, 2011-2012
Cc:
Prof. Georgina Colalillo, Admissions Committee Chairperson, 2011-2012
Mr. W. Yarde, Director of Admissions